Effectiveness of Laser Acupuncture in Alleviating Chronic Insomnia: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 4
Comparison of sleep diary among three groups.
Baseline
After last intervention
Within-group p-value
TIB (min.)
Control Group
466.67±74.63
434.58±79.10
0.385
Group A
457.31±101.71
440.77±81.88
0.643
Group B
423.00±89.45
452.00±104.67
0.280
SOL (min.)
Control Group
57.58±64.57
38.33±30.48
0.338
Group A
45.00±31.62
25.00±26.62
0.013
Group B
37.00±17.03
43.80±49.83
0.725
NWAK (times)
Control Group
2.25±1.36
1.67±1.72
0.253
Group A
2.38±1.12
1.23±0.83
0.002
Group B
1.80±1.40
1.50±1.27
0.279
TST (min.)
Control Group
325.00±68.69
312.08±8.20
0.711
Group A
341.92±98.86
364.62±67.31
0.570
Group B
317.00±71.81
333.00±87.69
0.524
SE ()
Control Group
70.28±12.27
72.71±18.43
0.697
Group A
75.41±13.25
83.94±13.31
0.030
Group B
76.06±14.47
74.66±16.19
0.733
p<0.05; p<0.01; p<0.001. Note. TIB: time in bed; SOL: sleep onset latency; NWAK: number of awakenings; TST: total sleep time; SE: sleep efficiency = (TST/TIB)100%.
